Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions

Key Notes:

🌈 Use the Correct Pair of Correlative Conjunctions ✨

What are Correlative Conjunctions?

• Correlative conjunctions are pairs of words that work together to join ideas in a sentence.
• They always come in pairs and show a relationship between two parts of a sentence. 💡

Examples:

Pair	Example Sentence
both…and	She likes both 🍎 apples and 🍌 bananas.
either…or	You can either play ⚽ football or 🏀 basketball.
neither…nor	He is neither tired 😴 nor hungry 🍽️.
not only…but also	She is not only smart 🧠 but also kind 💖.
whether…or	I don’t know whether to stay 🏠 or go 🏞️ outside.
as…as	This bag is as heavy 👜 as that box 📦.

Tips to Use Correctly ✅

1. Always use both words together.

• ❌ Wrong: I like both apples.
• ✅ Correct: I like both apples and oranges.

2. Make sure the sentence parts joined are similar in type.

• Example: nouns with nouns, verbs with verbs.
• ❌ Wrong: She likes both singing 🎤 and to dance 💃.
• ✅ Correct: She likes both singing and dancing.

3. Place the first word before the first item and the second word before the second item.

4. Check for negatives with neither…nor.

Common Mistakes to Avoid ❌

• Using only one part of the pair.
• Mixing different types of words (noun with verb, adjective with adverb).
• Forgetting punctuation when needed.

Quick Reference Table 📌

Correlative Pair	Used For	Example
both…and	Joining two positive ideas	Both 🐱 cats and 🐶 dogs are cute.
either…or	Giving a choice	You can either eat 🍕 pizza or 🍔 burger.
neither…nor	Joining two negatives	I have neither pen ✏️ nor pencil ✒️.
not only…but also	Emphasizing	She is not only brave 🦸 but also clever 🧩.
whether…or	Showing possibilities	I can’t decide whether to read 📖 or draw 🎨.

Fun Trick to Remember 🧠

• Think of them as “friends who always come together”.
• If you see both, you must look for and.
• If you see either, you must look for or, and so on. 🤝

Example Sentences to Practice ✍️

• I want either tea 🍵 or coffee ☕.
• He is neither late ⏰ nor absent 🚫.
• We visited both the zoo 🐘 and the aquarium 🐠.
• She is not only talented 🎨 but also hardworking 📚.
• I don’t know whether to laugh 😆 or cry 😢.